Florida dogwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of flowering dogwood (“Cornus florida”).

Word forms

Florida dogwood

Etymology

Probably a misunderstanding of the Latin name Cornus florida, which incorporates Latin florida (“flowery”) and not English Florida (“a state”).

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